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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. It operates as the hometown newspaper for Bennington with regular daily issues and holiday exceptions.
Editorial argues Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1968 including an open housing provision banning discrimination in sale and rental of about 80 percent of housing. It says open housing advances equality, reduces ghettos, and helps equalize education and employment, criticizing lawmakers for lagging due to white constituents and real estate lobbying.
A civil rights reflection declares Open Housing gains overdue after violence and a 1968 act. It urges Congress to fund mayoral riot commission plans on housing, education, and welfare, warning of deepening racial inequality without decisive leadership and national emergency action.
Marquis Childs argues garbage workers strikes reveal a broader urban crisis as Memphis drew in MLK Jr and police clashes. He warns of underpaid civil servants, rising costs, and weak trust-busting, urging federal action to avert further riots and preserve a free society.
An article recounts how the Bennington Y has evolved from youth lodging to a multi purpose community center. It details two day camps for ages seven to twelve, adult classes from fly tying to bridge, and broad outreach across schools churches and the Armory. The piece notes Loomis Dana directing, plans for a new building and pool, and a spring fund drive with a card party at Mt Anthony Country Club.
Editorial notes Bennington nears full unification as village services merge into town structures. Water distribution planning, canine policing, and fire services already integrated. highway department likely to join. Political commentary covers Rockefeller Nixon and 1960s race issues. parochial school enrollments threaten state aid and bond votes.
Letters praise Eugene Kayatta Jerusalem letters in The Banner and admonish Bill Mauldin for a King slaying cartoon. Paul E Pitkin of Bennington argues that the real killer is hatred in white Americans and calls for portrayal of the murderer as a white man.
A 1968 contest in New York pits liberal Senator Javits against a Conservative ticket led by Jim Buckley brother of Bill Buckley, with Liberal and Conservative factions splitting votes. Javits faces a two-front squeeze from Buckley on the Conservative line and Murray Baron challenging for Liberal endorsement, while Nickerson looms as a Democratic threat. The year promises a tight four-way race as party lines blur amid Vietnam debates.
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